Methodological and theoretical issues in belief bias: Implications for dual-process theories

Dual-process theories are ubiquitous in many domains of psychology. Although the various instantiations of dual-process theories differ somewhat in terms of their architectural assumptions, they all posit that cognitive functions are mediated by two types of processes: fast, automatic processes that require little cognitive capacity (Type 1) and slow, deliberate processes that draw heavily on working memory capacity (Type 2).